*ALL* Speed Upgrade Discussion In Here Please (Part 2)

[Matth]

In the context, "broadcast" traffic means things directed at 255.255.255.255 - such as initial DHCP requests and replies, though my own test revealed that ARP (address resolution protocol) is the major component of the 0.7k background.

To pick up the on topic thread again, it looks like (if nothing alse changes, or turns out to be a false rumour).

1. 300k users have the choice of staying at 300k and "normal" limit, or moving to 1 Mbit / 3Gb per month
2. 750k users can have the upgrade to 2Mbit, but only with a hardware update if currently using a PACE STB for broadband
3. 1.5Mbit users go up to 3Mbit, but it's a poor value tariff compared to the 2Mbit, with no increase in quota

"Normal" limit - is still uncertain as to 1Gb/day soft, 1Gb/day hard, or 30Gb/month - and a rigidly enforced cap would represent a real-terms downgrade in quota over just picking on the gross abusers, and not that many of them, but the place for that is the other thread - point is, the proposed "upgrades" are not all positive - the most favorable deal goes to the £24.99 lot, but they may be getting nervous that the top and bottom tiers got bumped up by £3, and they did not.

[Chrysalis]

On the business lite package I got a phonecall back today, they answered many of my questions with positive answers.

But the key thing is I got agreement if I do go ahead with business lite they will put it on paper I am ok to use it in my home and not on business premises.

[testcard]

Thanks Guys

I understand little more

[rmg]

Any word on upload increases? I need to order for my new house and U/L + soft cap confirm could really be the difference between ADSL and ntl cable...

[Nemesis]

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...eases-update-3

[rmg]

Originally Posted by Nemesis

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...eases-update-3

Thanks Nem, are those new uploads concrete or just pretty likley?

[Ignition]

Originally Posted by JohnHorb

IIRC web radio is multicast rather than directed or broadcast. Don't know what that means in terms of caps, though.

Nope web radio is unicast still.

Only way for multicast to work would be for a network to be compatible with IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) from end to end.

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by rmg

Thanks Nem, are those new uploads concrete or just pretty likley?

AFAIK concrete .... but it still might be a little wet

[nostra]

yes concrete definately

[encaser]

Haven't noticed this question as yet so here goes; will uploads count along with downloads in the cap? If they do then the caps are going to be rather worse still.

Oh and hi all, spot the newbie

[Ben]

Hi encaser

Welcome to the forums

This question would be more suited to the cap thread - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=21625

But to answer your question as far as I know - yes it will count for up/down

Originally Posted by Ben

But to answer your question as far as I know - yes it will count for up/down

Actually, the indications are that it will be download only.

[Ben]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Actually, the indications are that it will be download only.

Well there you are - something I was not aware of

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Actually, the indications are that it will be download only.

but i thought uploading was the main source of congestion on the network as its a scarce commodity

[Hans Gruber]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Actually, the indications are that it will be download only.

I thought the point of the caps was to try and stop people saturating the upstream with p2p apps?

edit: kronas you beat me